Thank you Francisco for this important documentary footage.<br>I really appreciate your work and effort to get the information out to us; I will share the link on social media sites.<br>Anna Luisa<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 9:26 AM, Dr. MJ Hardman <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:hardman@ufl.edu" target="_blank">hardman@ufl.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Thank you for doing this. I wish there were something like ILAT in Spanish.<br>
There is so much news that needs to be known among all the many people in<br>
Latin America. We held a conference way back in 1974, published in 1976<br>
ACTAS DEL XXV CONGRESO ANUAL LATINOAMERICANO ³LOS AUTOCTONOS AMERICANOS<br>
OPINAN² MJ Hardman Editor. State University Presses of Florida and there was<br>
a Spanish newsletter thereafter for awhile (in the days before the<br>
internet). I wish we could get a Spanish version of ILAT going that would<br>
include the people attacked here, trying to improve their own education, and<br>
the people throughout the continent trying to preserve their languages. I<br>
cannot now do what I did then, but I would support any such efforts. MJ<br>
<br>
On 11/5/12 12:05 AM, "Jefferson Francisco" <<a href="mailto:jeffersont.francisco@GMAIL.COM">jeffersont.francisco@GMAIL.COM</a>><br>
wrote:<br>
<div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><br>
> Hello everyone,<br>
><br>
> I travelled to Totonicapán, Guatemala to speak with survivors of a military<br>
> attack against a peaceful demonstration. The demonstration was organized by<br>
> the Maya people of the region. Soldiers attacked peaceful protestors. 8<br>
> people were killed and at least 40 people were wounded. The protest and<br>
> violence took place on October 4, 2012. The Guatemalan media has done a poor<br>
> job of telling the truth. So, we decided to check it out for ourselves. We<br>
> made a video report based on the eyewitness testimonies that we recorded. The<br>
> Maya people are responsible for much of the linguistic diversity found in<br>
> Central America. They are also very well organized. One issue at stake for<br>
> the Maya people is the government´s education reform that would add two years<br>
> to undergraduate teaching programs. Thus, making it more difficult for<br>
> indigenous people to become teachers. Please watch the report. We would also<br>
> appreciate any observations or suggestions that members of the list service<br>
> may want to share.<br>
><br>
> Here is a trailer: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jH7bzcK2GqA" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jH7bzcK2GqA</a><br>
><br>
> Here is the full report: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cx_JNwadyAw" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cx_JNwadyAw</a><br>
><br>
> Also, if you are interested in reading a short article with some photos taken<br>
> during the protest and attack check out the blog don bigote at:<br>
> <a href="http://blogdonbigote.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://blogdonbigote.blogspot.com/</a><br>
><br>
> Sincerely,<br>
> Jefferson Francisco<br>
><br>
<br>
</div></div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">Dr. MJ Hardman<br>
Professor Emeritus<br>
Linguistics and Latin American Studies<br>
Doctora Honoris Causa UNMSM, Lima, Perú<br>
website: <a href="http://clas.ufl.edu/users/hardman/" target="_blank">http://clas.ufl.edu/users/hardman/</a><br>
</font></span></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><b><font color="#888888">Anna Luisa Daigneault, M.Sc</font></b><br><font color="#888888">Latin America Projects Coordinator </font><font color="#888888"><span>|</span> Coordinadora de proyectos latinoamericanos<br>
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